Paper barrel.



J. HERR. PAPER BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1906.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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PAPER BARREL.

r Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed July 14, 1906. Serial No. 326,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HERB, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PaperBarrels, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object to obtain a package which may be used as a substitutefor the ordinary wooden barrel, or keg, and which may be vation of thehead hoop showing means of securing same; Fig. 4 is a section on line4-4, Fig. 1;Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the hoop showing means ofsecuring same Fig. 6 is a cross sectionof the hoops;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on line 77', Fig. 5; and Fig. 8illustrates the head being inserted in the barrel proper. Fig 9'isasection on line 99, Fig. 7.

The body portion of the package is formed of flexible sheet material,such as paper or pulp board, and is formed by winding a plurality ofplies of said material into cylindrical form. As illustrated, the. bodyA is formed of two plies of the material, the ends of the outer andinner plies terminating adjacent to each other.

B are hoops preferably of metal surrounding the body. These hoops areformed of beaded bands of sheet metal, which are wound about the lies ofthe body and have *their opposite en s in interlocking engagement witheach other. This interlocking engagement is preferably formed byoverlapping the ends of the bands and li-pping t e same together; thatis, the metal is punched to form an inwardly projecting portion on i theouter of the overlapping ends which engages the registering recess inthe inner end. To more firmly attach the bands to the body, the arereferably secured by staples at a plura ity 0 points. These staples Oare arranged to straddle the central bead D of the band, and to passthrough apertures Etherein, being preferably clenched on the inner sideof the body. The 1i ping engagement between .the ends of the iiand ispreferably arranged adjacent to the ends of the outer ply of the body,and the metal is crimped inward, as indicated at F. This prevents dangerof the end of the band catching upon some external object during thehandling of the package, as the crimp will draw this end slightly wlthinthe circle of the band. Furthermore, b making the lips G larger at theircut ends than at their bent ends, they will form a clove tail engagementboth with the inner end of the band and the body material, which willhold the outer end of the band from projecting.

The heads of the paper barrel are preferably made similar to theordinary wooden barrel head, and may be composed of sections having acroze formed at the periphery. For securing these heads to the package,I em loy a band, or inner chime hoop H prefera 1y also formed of abeaded sheet metal band, and the beading of this band is such as to forma groove or croze for engaging the pe riphery of the heads, and securingthe sections thereof together. The hoo H is of a diameter to tightly fitWithin the ody of the package, and its width is such as to projectoutward beyond the head. The outer edge is provided with an outwardlyturned flange I, which projects over and protects the outer ed e of thebody.

en the head is placed in position, it will be surrounded by the outerhoop of the body and may be secured by driving nails, or other securingdevice through the two metal hoops, and into the edge of the head. Whenthus secured, the projecting chime will be completely metal ound.

In securing the hoo s to the body, the end of a hoop is first stapled inposition and the opposite end, which overlaps this portion, is securedby a sta 1e adjacent to the first mentioned staple. urthermore, thecrimp F is located so that the overlapped end of the hoo will be bentover the first staple and will be eld in position by the last one. Thesestaples form of themselves a securing means for the hoop, but additionalsecurity is obtained by the lip engagement of one with the other. ysecuring the hoops surrounding the body at a plurality of spaced pointsthereabout, and by passing the securing devices lapp through the severalplies of the body, cree ing of the plies upon each other is effectual yprevented.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a barrel, the combination with a cylindrical body and a headtherefor, of a chime hoo formed with a V-shaped croze for engaging saidhead and fitting within said body, said hoop bein removable with saidhead.

2. In a barre the combination of a c lindrical body, a head therefor, achime fioop having a. V-shaped croze for receiving said head and fittingwithin the end portlon of said body said hoop being removably attachedto said head and means for detachably securing said hoop to the body.

3. In a barrel, the combination-with a cylindrical body, of a metallicband wound about said body and holding same undertension, the ends ofsaid band being overlapped and a lip punched inward from the overlappedend of said band forming a dove tail engagement with the inner end.

4. In a barrel, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a metallicband wound about said body and holding same under tension, the ends ofsaid band being overed, means for" securing the ends of said band to thebody, and a dove tail lipped engagement between the ends of said bandfor securing the same to each other.

5. In a barrel, the combination with a cylindrical non-contractiblebody, of a head therefor having a V-shaped croze fitting within saidbody, and a chime hoo interposed between said'head and body a so havinga V- shaped croze for receiving the croze of thehead and clamping thesame, whereby the resiliency of said hoop will cause it to form a tightjoint between said head and non-contractible body, said hoop beingremovably attached to said head.

6. In a barrel, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a chime hoopsurrounding the end of said cylindrical body, and exerting an inwardcompression thereon, a head provided with a croze, an inner chime hoophaving a V-shaped croze engaging the croze of said head, and acylindrical portion, the inner tapering portion of said croze forming anentering Wedge for the head and hoops, the said hoop being of a size toexert an outward compression on said body and embed itself therein.

7. Ina barrel, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a chime hoopsurrounding the end portion of said body, and exerting an inwardcompression thereon, a head provided with a croze, an inner chime hoophaving a V-shaped portion fitting the croze of said head, a cylindricalportion, and an outwardly projecting end flange portion, the crozefitting portion of said hoop forming an entering wedge for the head andhoop, and

.into said head.

8. In a barrel, the combination with a cylindrical body, of a band woundabout said body and holding the same under tension, the ends of saidband being overlapped, means fastening the inner end thereof to thebody, a lip punched inward from the overlapped end engaging a slot inthe inner end and adapted to form a dovetailed engagement therewith, andmeans for fastening the overlapped end to said body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in,v presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN HERB.

Witnesses:

NELLIE KINSELLA, AMELIA WILLIAMS.

